Efficient scheduling of consumer goods manufacturing processes in the continuous time domain

Efficient scheduling of consumer goods manufacturing processes in the continuous time domain

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Article ID: iaor20041997
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 30
Issue: 9
Start Page Number: 1367
End Page Number: 1381
Publication Date: Aug 2003
Journal: Computers and Operations Research
Authors: ,
Keywords: programming: integer, scheduling
Abstract:

A new model for scheduling fast consumer goods manufacturing processes is developed using mixed-integer linear programming techniques combined with a continuous respresentation of time. Key features of the model include sequence-dependent changeovers and flexible intermediate storage requirements typically arising in industrial manufacturing problems. Due to the utilization of a continuous time representation, the formulation is shown to result in reduced model sizes in terms of both variables and constraints. Near-optimal solutions are reported for the case study under investigation.

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